10 songs to BOOST your mood!

So you had a bad day?  Or maybe a couple bad weeks?  Of maybe a bad year (I sure hope not)?  Working in education is not all roses and hugs (you know what I am talking about).  So, I have to find a way to push through all the YOU KNOW WHAT and keep moving toward the goal (serving my students).

For myself, music is an outlet that I use to help inspire my creativity, let go of stress, keep me focused on a task and to entertain my soul.  Research is finding more and more that listening to music can help reduce depression, help stroke victims recover more quickly, provide pain relief, lower blood pressure and help with our immune system.  I know when I have had a TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY, music (and prayers) usually boost my mood.

Blasting some tunes helps me work through the muck

If you are an SLP, a bad day has probably come your way!  There are so many rewarding parts of our job and with all the blessings, rough turns do happen from time to time in our job.  The best medicine is getting out all the anguish and frustration in whatever way fits your style.  For me, blasting some tunes or working out with some fun music is what I do to get all the anxiety, depression, frustration, angry and all the other yucky feelings OUT OF MY SYSTEM because it only holds ME down.

10 Songs From SLPs That HELP Boost Their Mood

So, I compiled a list of fancy, fun, and fabulous music to help boost your mood when you are in a rut!

1.  Sara bareilles is one of those song writers that tells it like it is.  I love blasting her single King of Anything when I have encountered a person that thinks she/he is entitled share unsolicited advice or two cents on how to handle a situation or my caseload for that matter.

2. Karen from The Speech Umbrella rocks out to her play list “this too shall pass” when the job has become overwhelming.  Michael Jackson’s “Scream” song is a great song to blast when you are feeling LOTS of pressure.

3.  Rachel from Queen’s Speech likes to jam out to Blake Shelton’s song “Some Beach” because it helps her to think about something else other than the BAD DAY!  Check out the video HERE!

4. Speech2U loves rockin’ Paramore‘s Ain’t it Fun song when she is having a bad day. I usually blast this song on the way to work when I don’t want to go because we are all stuck living in the real world and have to go to work!  Someone has to pay the bills.

5.  SLPrunner loves jammin’ to Bob Marley’s  Three Little Birds when she is feeling stressed out with her workload!

6.  I will admit it!  I love blasting Taylor Swift’s single “Shake It off” and so does Rock Chalk Speeech Talk because it has a great beat and it is a wonderful reminder to just let go of all the garbage that life can bring.  Shakin’ off all the politics in education is the best way to go!

7.  Twin Speech Language and Literacy puts on Christina Aguilera’s song  Fighter when they need a little reminder that they can “survive” and make it through another day in life.

8. Figuratively Speeching SLP enjoys blasting Kelly Clarkson’s song “What doesn’t kill you makes you STRONGER” when she needs a pep talk when trials come her way.

9. Although this song is about a guy that hasn’t been that great to his gal, this song I blasted a lot last year when I had 80 on my caseload and nobody from the district office was helpin’ a sister out! I love blasting Done by The Band Perry when I am tired of dealing with shenanigans.

10. Autumn Bryant loves blasting Fall Out Boy’s “I Don’t Care”